# Funding

**Source**: https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/prospective-students/funding/
**Parent**: https://biology.mit.edu/

**All graduate students receive:**

- Full-tuition coverage
- Stipend to cover living expenses
- Individual Health Insurance – [MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan](https://medical.mit.edu/mit-health-plans/student-health-plans).

## Graduate fellowships and scholarships

We encourage applicants and current students to apply for independent funding from outside organizations.

### Fellowships for U.S. citizens and permanent residents

- [American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships](https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/dissertation-fellowships/)  – Open to women scholars
- [Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship](https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/) – Open to first year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)
- [Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship](https://www.krellinst.org/ssgf/) – Open to first and second year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)
- [Ford Foundation Fellowship Program](http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm)
- [Hertz Foundation Fellowships](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/the-fellowship/)
- [National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship](https://ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/About/) – Open to first and second year graduate students
- [The National GEM Consortium Fellowship](http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/) – Open to minority graduate students
- [Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity (GFSD)](https://stemfellowships.org/applicants/)
- [National Science Foundation](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2)  – Numerous funding opportunities including the [Graduate Research Fellowship Program](https://www.nsfgrfp.org/)
- [Office of Naval Research](https://www.onr.navy.mil/Education-Outreach/undergraduate-graduate/NREIP-naval-internship)
- [P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans](https://www.pdsoros.org/)– Applicant’s birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births.
- [US Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships](https://www.epa.gov/careers/fellowships-scholarships-and-post-doctoral-opportunities)

### Fellowships for international students

- [American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships](https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/international/) – Open to women scholars
- [Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholarships](http://www.kennedytrust.org.uk/) – Citizens from Great Britain are eligible to apply
- [MIT Office of Graduate Education](http://odge.mit.edu/finances/fellowships/international) – List of financial resources specifically for international students
- [Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future](https://www.fftf.slb.com/) – Open to women from developing countries or emerging economies

### Fellowships for U.S. citizens and international students

- [Andrew W. Mellon Foundation](https://mellon.org/programs/higher-education-and-scholarship-humanities/fellowships/)
- [The Gilliam Fellowships](https://www.hhmi.org/developing-scientists/gilliam-fellowships-advanced-study) – Application by invitation only
- [Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust](http://www.dekarman.org/)
- [Link Foundation Energy Fellowships](http://www.linkenergy.org/)
- [MIT Office of Graduate Education Fellowships](http://odge.mit.edu/finances/fellowships/odgefellowships/) – See specific grant for eligibility
- [National Institute of Health](https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships) – See specific grant for eligibility
- [Petersons.com](https://www.petersons.com/scholarship-search.aspx) – Web search for scholarship opportunities
- [USA Today](http://college.usatoday.com/2016/01/06/best-scholarship-resources/) – Web search for scholarship opportunities; note that some databases may require registration